afaenia, Author at JROCK NEWS

XANVALA brings exciting singles “XANADU” and “Janome”

Nov 14, 2020

The upcoming holiday is looking good as XANVALA is bringing two new singles to the table: XANADU, which is ready for release next month and recently received a stylish music video, and the other one being Janom...

JROCK NEWS 5th anniversary: Special message from MAKE MY DAY

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

Nov 8, 2020

Entertainment, Site News

We saw MAKE MY DAY hang out on zoom a couple of times during the summer lockdown, but they have gathered back together at the studio and left us a message. We even find out how old drummer HAL was five years ag...

Taste testing HAKUEI’s ramen at “Ginza Hakuei”

afaenia

Nov 5, 2020

Entertainment, Report and review

After hearing so much about HAKUEI's well-reviewed ramen shop, "Ginza Hakuei", we could no longer hold our cravings and finally decided to try it out for ourselves! So let's see how well it translates from bein...

Interview: Why XaaXaa members chose to become visual kei musicians

Midnight, afaenia and Dorian

Nov 4, 2020

Interview

For more than five years XaaXaa has enthralled Japanese and foreign fans alike with its unique worldview, which is driven by pain and sadness. In its sixth year of activity, the band delivered three releases an...

mafumafu explains reason for revealing his face for “Hitomodoki” music video

NBT and afaenia

Oct 27, 2020

Doujin, Music Video

On the day of mafumafu's birthday, October 18, a new song Hitomodoki was released with an accompanying music video. This was really interesting in several ways, for instance, it is the first music video mafumaf...

Visiting Golden Bomber’s “Memeshikute” filming location

NBT and afaenia

Oct 21, 2020

Entertainment

When Golden Bomber released the single Memeshikute in 2009, the four-man visual kei "air band" never expected the grand success they are living off today. It became such a major turning point that it put them o...

Vorchaos livestreams 2nd free performance, ‘”Vortex of KICHIJOJI” -10th year anniversary- vol. 2’

afaenia

Oct 15, 2020

Online Concert

Vorchaos has announced a second free livestream to broadcast on October 17, bringing another dose of metal to heal your soul in these trying times. "Vortex of KICHIJOJI" -10th year anniversary- vol. 2 will once...

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION pre-releases single “ALPHA”, launches YouTube channel

afaenia

Oct 15, 2020

Anime, Releases, Videos

Ahead of its main release, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION's new single ALPHA, the ending song for brand new anime series Moriarty the Patriot, has been released for your streaming pleasure on all major platforms to coi...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 2

Dorian and afaenia

Oct 13, 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. In the ...

Crystal Lake launches “DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition” coffee blend

edoh+ and afaenia

Oct 12, 2020

Entertainment

Crystal Lake has announced a coffee collaboration with CHOP COFFEE.This blend named DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition that ties back to their Disobey release this July, uses carefully selected Mandheling ...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 1

Dorian and afaenia

Oct 5, 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. HIZAKI,...

Interview with CHOKE: A new style of rap metal you haven’t heard of

Mazohyst_Kyo, Dorian and afaenia

Sep 25, 2020

Interview

CHOKE is a unique unicorn living in a limbo between a plethora of genres, both musically and visually. As we get further into the interview, it becomes apparent that slapping an all-around label on this band is...

JROCK NEWS 5th anniversary: Special message from Vorchaos

edoh+ and afaenia

Sep 4, 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Ready for the third anniversary message from our next guest? Today we have the metal rockers Vorchaos who left us a special comment after their interview regarding their 10th anniversary and the journey to get ...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

Sep 2, 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. We're b...

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